Light emitting device

Abstract

A light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of LEDs arranged in rows and columns above the substrate, and a wavelength converting member above the plurality of LEDs. The wavelength converting member includes a plurality of fluorescent portions arranged in rows and columns and a lattice-shaped light shielding portion between the plurality of fluorescent portions. One or more row-direction spacing regions are located directly below a corresponding one of the rows of the fluorescent portions, and one or more column-direction spacing regions are located directly below a corresponding one of the columns of the fluorescent portions. One or more row-direction light-shielding regions of the light-shielding portion are respectively located directly above a corresponding one of the rows of the LEDs, and one or more column-direction light-shielding regions of the light-shielding portion are respectively located directly above a corresponding one of the columns of the LEDs.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A light emitting device comprising:
 a substrate; 
 a plurality of LEDs arranged in rows and columns above the substrate; 
 a wavelength converting member above the plurality of LEDs, the wavelength converting member comprising:
 a plurality of fluorescent portions arranged in rows and columns, and 
 a lattice-shaped light shielding portion between the plurality of fluorescent portions; 
 
 wherein, when viewed from above the plurality of LEDs:
 row-direction spacing regions are respectively located between adjacent two of the rows of LEDs, wherein a width of each of the row-direction spacing regions in a column direction is smaller than a width of each of the plurality of the LEDs in the column direction, and 
 column-direction spacing regions are respectively located between adjacent two of the columns of LEDs, wherein a width of each of the column-direction spacing regions in a row direction is smaller than a width of each of the plurality of LEDs in the row direction; 
 
 wherein the lattice-shaped light-shielding portion comprises:
 row-direction light-shielding regions that, when viewed from above the wavelength converting member, are respectively located between adjacent two of the rows of fluorescent portions, wherein a width of each of the row-direction light-shielding regions in the column direction is smaller than a width of each of the plurality of the fluorescent portions in the column direction, and 
 column-direction light-shielding regions that, when viewed from above the wavelength converting member, are respectively located between adjacent two of the columns of fluorescent portions, wherein a width of each of the column-direction light-shielding regions in the row direction is smaller than a width of each of the plurality of the fluorescent portions in the row direction; 
 
 wherein one or more of the row-direction spacing regions are respectively located directly below a corresponding one of the rows of the fluorescent portions; 
 wherein one or more of the column-direction spacing regions are respectively located directly below a corresponding one of the columns of the fluorescent portions; 
 wherein one or more of the row-direction light-shielding regions are respectively located directly above a corresponding one of the rows of the LEDs; and 
 wherein one or more of the column-direction light-shielding regions are respectively located directly above a corresponding one of the columns of the LEDs. 
 
     
     
       2. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of the row-direction spacing regions is located directly below a corresponding one of the rows of the fluorescent portions; 
 each of the column-direction spacing regions is located directly below a corresponding one of the columns of the fluorescent portions; 
 each of the row-direction light-shielding regions is located directly above a corresponding one of the rows of the LEDs; and 
 each of the column-direction light-shielding regions is located directly above a corresponding one of the columns of the LEDs. 
 
     
     
       3. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of the row-direction spacing regions is located directly below a corresponding one of the rows of the fluorescent portions; 
 each of the column-direction spacing regions is located directly below a corresponding one of the columns of the fluorescent portions; 
 two or more of the row-direction light-shielding regions are located directly above each of the rows of the LEDs; and 
 two or more of the column-direction light-shielding regions are located directly above each of the columns of the LEDs. 
 
     
     
       4. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of the plurality of LEDs is configured to be operated individually. 
 
     
     
       5. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 when viewed from above the plurality of LEDs, a part of the light-shielding portion surrounds an outer periphery of the plurality of LEDs. 
 
     
     
       6. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 a distance between two of the plurality of LEDs that are adjacent to each other in the row direction is 50 μm or less; and 
 a distance between two of the plurality of LEDs that are adjacent to each other in the column direction is 50 μm or less. 
 
     
     
       7. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of the plurality of LEDs has a width of 200 μm or less in the row direction, and has a width of 200 μm or less in the column direction. 
 
     
     
       8. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 a distance between two of the plurality of fluorescent portions that are adjacent to each other in the row direction is 50 μm or less; and 
 a distance between two of the plurality of fluorescent portions that are adjacent to each other in the column direction is 50 μm or less. 
 
     
     
       9. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of the plurality of fluorescent portions has a width of 200 μm or less in the row direction, and has a width of 200 μm or less in the column direction. 
 
     
     
       10. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of the plurality of LEDs has a substantially rectangular peripheral shape in a top view. 
 
     
     
       11. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of the plurality of fluorescent portions has a substantially rectangular peripheral shape in a top view. 
 
     
     
       12. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the plurality of LEDs and the plurality of fluorescent portions are substantially the same size. 
 
     
     
       13. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the plurality of LEDs are located on a single growth substrate. 
 
     
     
       14. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the light shielding portion is made of a material adapted to shield 60% or more of light from the plurality of LEDs. 
 
     
     
       15. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the light shielding portion comprises (i) a metal film that includes a single layer or a plurality of layers and/or (ii) a multilayer film in which two or more dielectric materials are layered. 
 
     
     
       16. The light emitting device according to  claim 15 , wherein:
 the light shielding portion comprises a dielectric multilayer film and a metal film arranged in order from a fluorescent portion side. 
 
     
     
       17. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of the row-direction light shielding regions extends directly above a center of each of LEDs of a respective row of LEDs; and 
 each of the column-direction light shielding regions extends directly above a center of each of LEDs of a respective column of LEDs. 
 
     
     
       18. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of the row-direction spacing regions extends directly under a center of each of fluorescent portions of a respective row of fluorescent portions; and 
 each of the column-direction spacing regions extends directly under a center of each of fluorescent portions of a respective column of fluorescent portions. 
 
     
     
       19. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 a width of each of the plurality of LEDs in the column direction is in a range of 3 times to 150 times a width of each of the row-direction light shielding regions in the column direction; and 
 a width of each of the plurality of LEDs in the row direction is in a range of 3 times to 150 times a width of each of the column-direction light shielding regions in the row direction. 
 
     
     
       20. The light emitting device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 a width of each of the plurality of fluorescent portions in the column direction is in a range of 3 times to 150 times a width of each of the row-direction spacing regions in the column direction; and 
 a width of each of the plurality of fluorescent portions in the row direction is in a range of 3 times to 150 times a width of each of the column-direction spacing regions in the row direction.